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Does anyone else have anxiety dreams about brewing flaws? I had a dream last night my IPA turned to cardboard. I've only made one seriously oxidized beer (old hops) but it was the worst beer I've ever had.

Yeah, I've had a few. It usually happens in stretches where I've got a bunch of brews packed into a short schedule so I'm constantly doing brewing stuff before and after work in addition to brewing (making starters, cleaning kegs, transferring beer, etc)

I don't remember all the exact specifics from the last one but I was having a disastrous brew day where things kept going wrong and I couldn't get it back on track.

Man, this was my reality a night or two ago. I had a keg kick on Friday night, no big deal, got another one on tap. Last night I go to pull a pint and got about an ounce of beer and then it kicked! Aw man! I'm out of beer?? Crap...

I never run out of beer. Sadly, I must admit, I have a drinking problem. My problem is I brew too much and can't drink it fast enough! (Horrible, I know!) I often solicit help with my problem while at other times need to fill growlers just to free up a keg so I can brew more!

If you couldn't tell, I'm a pretty high-strung person to begin with, though I'm not usually stressed about beer. I'm working on a beer for my friend's wedding next month. The Brut I was making got infected (my first infection in like six years). I haven't given up on the Brut, but I'm scrambling to make a back-up, and kinda stressed about my brewing right now.

My recurring dream is always I am in the middle of a public place and I have forgotten to wear pants. This is not a "no pants" weaze thing either, it's an actual dream I have over and over again. Probably need to pick up my Carl Jung again and figure that one out.